Wednesday, December 26, 2007

dec 26 2004 was a deadly day in the indian ocean.with a 9.1-9.3 magnitude undersea earthquake striking somewhere west of sumatra - indonesia, a tsunami of unseen/unheard proportions was unleashed.the devastation was mind-numbing.

the earthquake was so powerful that it moved the faultline by 10 meters horizontally and around 4-5 meters vertically. it has also marginally altered the earth's rotation, raised and lowered certain coastal areas, redrawn a few maps, etc.

3 years have passed. seems like much longer.spent a lot of time in 2005 with tsunami related work.spent a lot of time looking at the sea with fear and trepidation.spent a lot of time marvelling at the human spirit.spent a lot of time trying to understand the donor mindset.spent a lot of time analysing the event.

not any more.other disasters have come and gone and the mind has moved onto other matters.while writing this, i just decided to try to throw away my disaster-fatigue.